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r breakfast at her laptop that sat on the side table. Her Saturday morning was lazy and given that she worked from home most times instead of her office in Trident Towers, home to Golden Eagle Me

been obtained through Josh Henderson's connections at a giveaway price from Megalith Real Estate for her use. The residence was a darling for her, complete with amenities and facilit

be less so than hopeless romantics when she thought hard enough. She was expecting a visitor, one she hadn't seen in

r with little to no expectations of her except as a lady who draped his arm at events and gatherings that always drew the media's attention. Their love life was good as it was but she didn't feel he was the man for her not whe

offer. She wasn't comfortable with many of the terms he had laid down, many of which would painfully be from his family and not him personally. Jane considered possible options ou

You are thirty minutes late." The doo

:30. My boss held me up with some last m

raising your pay with such sho

work place any earlier but at least she had kept the appointment. She took time to take in her surroundings which screamed

to the sofas be

ence. Jane only waved her hand in dismal of the statement. "And I wanted to check with you about the payment you made for my mother's treatment,

e things too casually between us." Barbara hated the fact that their relat

back. Alice did a lot for me when my mother coul

herself and she asked me to make sure that t

it further. I will pay her

ed in Barbara's fac

despite the problems we had as kids, we are sisters by

aughter never recovered from the trauma. And with Alice's marriage to her father, Barbara was soon viewed a

academics before a kind teacher, Miss Reynolds came along and helped her. With her grades picking up, it still took longer for her to gain confidence in front of people and more to attract the circle of high soci

condition just quickly got worse before we could come to terms with it," Barbara said. Her mother

rnal aunt's place, she and Alice

d. "I've been there before." Barbara c

of assistance to you, don't he

hadow while a wicked smile crept up her stepsister's face. Suddenly

her stepsister. "You do owe me one, though. And I am j

xpression as she tried to understand whether Jane had

and vice versa. Many times she had kept a tally to make sure they were even. It didn't help that Jane was intrinsically calculative. Whic

ookstore,"

abou

your first job after h

rst to raise some funds for her upkeep in school and valuable work experience for her intended law c

be willing to take a girl fresh out of high school for the post, and he agreed," Jane informed her

t I say." Barbara picked up her purse and stood up, ready to leave before she

at really happened

ve bothered about asking her own side of the story. Thinking about it, she an

ra stated. "I refused, he got mad and made some accusation about me committing fraud with so

'd thought along those lines when Ri

ring if you are willing to help me

s this

fer to assist me with something if

hat there's not

nd believe me, it's a thought

g uneasy about Jane's request. It could never be money or a word of recommendation. She didn't have those

in it. However, the guy needs to marry very badly and despite

that inv

ps. Jane continued on. "Marry him. For just a few years, depending what ag

d at Jane. "Why ca

d instead. Her stepsister noted that there was a

nt answers first doesn't mean I am

e wide suburban street. "The guy's name is Josh Hende

ing smile that almost had everyone falling over themselves to get his attention, herself inc

gain from this?"

door. "When you are ready, you can inform me a